The World's Toughest Floor - Trusted since 1969
Sika® Ucrete® uses a unique polyurethane resin technology that gives floors exceptional resistance to aggressive chemicals, extreme mechanical and thermal shock, providing a long-term, durable flooring solution.
Key industries include, food processing, drinks processing, dairy, pharmaceutical & personal care, chemical & related industries, electronics & engineering, munitions manufacturing and transportation.
Key Properties
- Fast Curing: Fully serviceable after 5 hours at 10 °C
- Hygienic: Cleanable to the same standard as stainless steel
- Non-Tainting: Even during application in food handling areas
- Anti-Static: Independently tested to EN63140 and EN1081 HACCP
- Certified: Independently approved, “food safe,” flooring product
- High Chemical Resistance: From strong acids and alkalis, fats, oils and solvents
- Temperature Resistance: Fully resistant specifications available up to 150 °C
- Slip Resistant: R11 to R13 (DIN 51130) textured finishes available with 40-60 PTV in the wet (EN13036)
- Eurofins Certified: Gold standard certified indoor air comfort
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Sika® Ucrete® is dense and impervious. It is the ideal flooring solution where the highest hygienic standards are required and for the toughest industrial environments.
Why Choose Sika® Ucrete®?
Hygiene
Sika® Ucrete® is impervious, non-absorbent, anti-microbial without the need for biocidal additives, washable and non-toxic. Sika® Ucrete® is accredited for use in food facilities operating HACCP quality systems and also carries the Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold Label for low emissions. Sika® Ucrete® is non-solvent-based and non tainting from the end of mixing to EN 4120, as certified by Campden BRI.
Chemical Resistance
Sika® Ucrete® is resistant to a wide range of aggressive chemicals used in many industries. It resists organic and inorganic acids and alkalis encountered in the food industry, which are used for regular cleaning and sterilization procedures.
Learn more in this case study
Thermal Resistance
Sika® Ucrete® is used over a wide temperature range, from -40 °C up to +130 °C, and some specifications are able to withstand also occasional spillages up to +150 °C. A 9 mm thick Sika® Ucrete® floor will withstand regular and routine discharges of boiling water.
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Impact Resistance
Sika® Ucrete® is extremely tough. No damage will occur to the floor surface even under the heaviest impacts, such as the dropping of meat hooks in an abattoir, steel kegs falling off a line in a brewery or the dropping of tools and access covers during maintenance.
Slip Resistance
Sika® Ucrete® is available in a range of surface profiles from smooth to highly textured floors, available in matt or gloss and as cleanable as stainless steel, to achieve the right degree of slip resistance tailored to your needs. A perfectly safe working environment for your employees is possible with a holistic approach combining engineering solutions, correct working and cleaning procedures as well as good footwear and floor.
Fast Return to Service
Sika® Ucrete® is non tainting from the end of mixing, so it can be used for installations within a working factory causing no production downtime. Fast-curing specifications are available that allow the floor to be put back into service after five hours, even at 10 °C allowing overnight installation, minimizing operational downtime. This is possible for not just a patch repair, but a fully functional Sika® Ucrete® floor that will provide many years of maintenance-free service.
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Over 50 Years of History
Sika® Ucrete®, the world's toughest floor, has stood the test of time.
Since it was first patented over 50 years ago, the Sika® Ucrete® flooring solution has evolved from a customized solution primarily used in chemical plants to become a globally renowned flooring solution for the most demanding environments. Throughout its lifetime, Sika® Ucrete® has built a strong reputation for extreme performance and durability.
Explore some of the key milestones that have shaped its journey by clicking on the calendar dates below.
1969:
Ucrete was created
Patent awarded
1970-1974:
Ucrete MF and HF ´smooth´ or ´rough´ floors available
1975-1979:
First export project BASF Belgium
1980-1984:
Ucrete TZ terrazzo floor for the pharmaceutical industry
1985-1989:
Ucrete TZAS for the pharmaceutical industry
1990-1994:
Ucrete UD200 improved aesthetics for the food industry
Production moves to Redditch, UK
1995-1999:
Ucrete HPQ for enhanced aesthetics
2000-2004:
Ucrete now being sold in 93 countries around the globe
Ucrete DP enhanced slip resistance and aesthetics
Ucrete UD200 SR improved slip resistance for the food industry
2005-2009:
Ucrete DPAS anti-static flooring
Ucrete RG for vertical surfaces
Ucrete IF from extreme abrasion
One million square meters of Ucrete installed this year (2005)
2010-2014:
Ucrete fast systems for refubishment works
Gloss Ucrete DP systems for aesthetics and hygiene
Ucrete HF60RT launched
Ucrete awarded indoor Air Comfort Gold Certificate from Eurofins for extremely low emissions
2015-2019:
Four million square meters installed in 93 countries so far
50 years Ucrete anniversary
HACCP approval for Ucrete systems
HALAL certification
Ucrete MF40AS with enhanced aesthetics
2020 and beyond:
Ucrete acquired by Sika (2023)
Ucrete becomes Sika® Ucrete® (2024)
Reference Projects Around the World
Click on the interactive map to explore a sample of our many project references.
Top Cut Foods
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Year: 2008
Hygienic flooring solution for one of Australia’s leading meat processing and packaging facilities
Dongpeng Beverage (Group) Co. Ltd.
Location: Nanning, Guangxi Region, China
Year: 2018
Full-range food and beverage industry building solutions
Sichuan Yang Guofu Food Co. Ltd.
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Year: 2018
Hygienic and temperature-resistant flooring solution for condiment production facility
First Lifestyle Group - Fifers Bakery
Location: Gauteng Province, South Africa
Year: 2007
Fast-track hygienic floor refurbishment solution for industrial bakery
Multi-Trex Industries Limited
Location: Warewa Ogun State, Lagos, Nigeria
Year: 2007
Flooring works on new cocoa butter factory
Del Monte Food
Location: Ras Al Khor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Year: 2006
Durable, slip-resistant and smooth-finish flooring system for food processing and packaging plant
Coca Cola Enterprises
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Hygienic and UV-light stable flooring solution for bottling line
The Village Bakery
Location: Wrexham, North Wales
Flooring solution for production area expansion
JOWA Bakery
Location: Volketswil, Switzerland
Specialized industrial flooring for bakery production facility
Naturparkkäserei Diemtigtal Simmental Switzerland AG
Location: Oey Diemtigen, Switzerland
High performance flooring for cheese production facility
Hütthaler KG
Location: Schwanenstadt, Redlham, Austria
year: 2019
Solution for Austria's first transparent slaughterhouse built with animal welfare principles
REWE Dortmund
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Year: 2012
Hygienic flooring for new central butcher facility
Weingut Knipser
Location: Laumersheim, Germany
Extension of renowned family-owned winery
H. & E. Reinert Westfälische Privat-Fleischerei GmbH
Location: Versmold, Germany
Year: 2015
Expansion of production area of international meat processing group
Brasserie Duvel Moortgat
Location: Breendonk, Belgium
Temperature-resistant flooring solution for independent brewery group
Borgesius Bakkersland
Location: Wateringen, Netherlands
Year: 2018
Floor renovation of industrial bakery
